Assess
Evaluate security posture, risks and vulnerabilities.
The Cyber Security Challenge Has Changed
The traditional security perimeter no longer exists.
Employees work from anywhere. Applications are hosted in the cloud. Data moves across devices and services.
AI is creating new opportunities, and new security risks. Organisations need security that protects people, identities, devices, applications and data wherever they are.
Microsoft Defender provides an integrated, AI-powered security platform designed to help organisations prevent, detect and respond to threats across the modern digital estate.
At CPS, we help organisations strengthen cyber resilience through Microsoft Defender while supporting modern work, AI adoption and digital transformation.
Why Microsoft Defender?
- Reduce Risk: Identify vulnerabilities and strengthen security posture.
- Improve Visibility: Gain a more unified view across users, devices and systems.
- Detect Threats Earlier: Identify suspicious activity before it becomes a serious incident.
- Accelerate Response: Respond to threats quickly and effectively.
- Support Compliance: Strengthen governance and security controls.
- Enable Innovation: Support modern work, cloud adoption and AI with greater confidence
The Challenges Organisations Face
- Sophisticated Threats: Attackers are becoming more advanced and increasingly use AI.
- Expanding Attack Surfaces: Cloud services, mobile devices and applications create more opportunities for attack.
- Identity-Based Attacks: Compromised credentials can provide direct access to organisational resources.
- Limited Security Visibility: Security teams can struggle to see the full picture across multiple tools.
- Security Tool Sprawl: Disconnected security technologies increase complexity.
- AI Security Readiness: Organisations need strong foundations before scaling AI.
Why Traditional Security Approaches No Longer Work
Historically, security focused on protecting a network perimeter.
Today, work happens everywhere.
Employees access information from:
- Home
- Office
- Mobile devices
- Customer sites
- Cloud platforms
Attackers are targeting:
- Identities
- Collaboration platforms
- Cloud services
- Remote devices
- AI-powered environments
Microsoft Defender is designed for this reality.
The Microsoft Defender Ecosystem
Integrated Protection Across Your Digital Estate
- Defender for Endpoint: Protect devices, identify vulnerabilities, detect malicious activity and respond to incidents.
- Defender for Office 365: Protect email and collaboration against phishing, malicious links, malware and advanced threats.
- Defender for Identity: Detect suspicious identity behaviour, compromised credentials and identity-based attacks.
- Defender for Cloud Apps: Gain visibility into cloud application usage and reduce risks associated with shadow IT.
- Defender for Cloud: Protect cloud workloads, applications and infrastructure through continuous monitoring and threat detection.
Together these capabilities create a more comprehensive defence strategy.
Microsoft Defender & AI
Artificial intelligence is changing both sides of the cyber security equation.
Attackers can use AI to automate attacks, create convincing phishing content and identify vulnerabilities.
Organisations are also adopting:
- Microsoft Copilot
- Copilot Studio
- AI Agents
- Agent-First operating models
Microsoft Defender helps secure these environments by protecting identities, devices, applications and access pathways.
Defender & Cyber Resilience
Modern organisations must assume that threats will occur.
The objective isn’t simply prevention. It’s resilience.
- Prevention: Reduce the likelihood of successful attacks.
- Detection: Identify threats quickly.
- Response: Contain and mitigate incidents.
- Recovery: Restore services and operations efficiently.
Microsoft Defender helps organisations strengthen each stage.
Common Use Cases
- Endpoint Protection: Protect devices across office, remote and hybrid environments.
- Email Security: Reduce phishing, malware and business email compromise.
- Identity Protection: Detect suspicious activity and compromised accounts.
- Cloud Security: Protect cloud workloads and applications.
- AI Security: Create secure foundations for Copilot and AI-powered services.
- Public Sector & Regulated Organisations: Strengthen cyber resilience across complex environments.
Business Outcomes
- Reduced Cyber Risk: Identify vulnerabilities and strengthen security controls.
- Greater Security Visibility: Create a more connected view of threats across the estate.
- Earlier Threat Detection: Identify suspicious behaviour before it becomes a major incident.
- Faster Response: Contain and respond to threats more effectively.
- Simplified Security: Reduce complexity through an integrated Microsoft security platform.
- Secure Innovation: Support cloud, modern work and AI adoption with confidence.
The CPS Approach
Protect
Implement Defender capabilities aligned to organisational requirements.
Govern
Strengthen policies, controls and compliance.
Monitor
Improve visibility across users, devices and systems.
Respond
Develop incident response capabilities and operational readiness.
Evolve
Prepare for emerging threats and future AI-driven security challenges.
Defender Across The Microsoft Ecosystem
Protect communication, collaboration and productivity. Learn more on Microsoft 365 for businesses here.
Why CPS?
We Modernise Security Without Slowing Transformation
Our expertise includes:
✔ Microsoft Defender
✔ Microsoft Purview
✔ Security Copilot
✔ Endpoint Management
✔ Microsoft 365 Security
✔ AI Governance
✔ Compliance & Risk Management
✔ Modern Work Security
We help organisations create secure, resilient and trusted digital environments that support growth and innovation. Learn more about us at CPS here.
Strengthen Cyber Resilience With Microsoft Defender
The threat landscape continues to evolve.
Organisations need security that protects people, devices, identities and information without compromising productivity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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